ORISE provides expertise in the medical management of radiation incidents through the operation of the Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site
(REAC/TS), a dedicated DOE facility located in Oak Ridge, Tenn.

The University Radioactive Ion Beam (UNIRIB) consortium consists of eight member universities that partner to perform basic nuclear physics research using the fast-growing technique of radioactive ion beams.

Through the Atmospheric Turbulence and Diffusion Division, ORISE works closely with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to perform research focused on air quality, contaminant dispersion and climate.

Through the Atmospheric Turbulence and Diffusion Division, ORISE works closely with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to perform air quality, contaminant dispersion and climate research.

Health Physics Project Summaries

Project summaries listed below related to our health physics projects are branded by the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education’s (ORISE) managing contractor, Oak Ridge Associated Universities. To view these files, you will need the Adobe Reader, which is available free on the Adobe Web site.

ORISE assessed Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s (ORNL) compliance with 10 CFR 850, Chronic Beryllium Disease Prevention Program (CBDPP), at Building 9201-2, which is managed by ORNL and located at DOE’s Y-12 National Security Complex.

ORISE developed cleanup levels for soil and surface contamination, called DCGLs, that satisfied the NRC’s dose-based release requirements for license termination at the DNSC’s Curtis Bay (Md.) and Hammond (Ind.) Depots.

ORISE prepared three technical evaluation reports in support of licensing reviews for the decommissioning of research and test reactors. These reviews verified that all applicable license requirements were appropriately implemented during decontamination and decommissioning (D&D) activities.

Through Oak Ridge Associated Universities, the managing contractor of ORISE, special emphasis training has been conducted worldwide to support homeland security and international radiological threat reduction.

Through the cooperative efforts of the Homeland Defense Equipment Reuse (HDER) Program, ORISE employees have been instrumental in getting DOE’s surplus radiation detection equipment assembled, evaluated and delivered to first responders across the nation.

ORISE was a key player in the development of a standard for training law enforcement, private sector security personnel, members of the U.S. Postal Service, and private shippers in radiation detection and related equipment.